Corn cob

Museum number:
2-59124
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3202
Description:
Seed corn (flint corn); ear of red corn.
Donor:
Doris Howes Calloway
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Doris Howes Calloway
Collection date:
1972
Taxon:
Zea mays
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Context of use:
Seed corn. According to collector, Hopi save only ears with a single color for seed - ears with mixed colors are eaten.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 15.2 centimeters and width 2 ounces
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-59124, described as Seed corn (flint corn); ear of red corn.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-59124, described as Seed corn (flint corn); ear of red corn.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corn cob, accession number 2-59124, described as Seed corn (flint corn); ear of red corn.

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